Category: Global
The Berlin Wall Was One of the Dumbest Experiments in Economic History
The Berlin Wall was designed to cut the East off from the West. It was a disaster. Here’s why it all went wrong for the communists.
Interest Rate Surprise Highlights the Real Risk
In an unexpected move, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has kept the OCR interest rate fixed at 1%. What does this mean for the Kiwi economy?
Fed Interference Hinders Americans’ Happiness
Thomas Jefferson believed that the secret to American happiness was non-interference in the affairs of others. How are we faring so far?
SoftBank’s Fall Foreshadows More Business Collapses to Come
The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has run into serious turbulence. Here’s why this issue is just a prelude of something much worse.
Consistently Spending More Than a Nation Can Afford Causes Its Fall
America won’t be the first nation ruined by a corrupt elite, runaway spending, and a too-powerful military. The formula is classic.
Building Out a Retire-Early Portfolio of Wealth
Want to form a lasting bond with people? Talk to them about their health, their kids or their wealth. This is the opening you need.
Are You Investing Big or Blind?
Don’t forget the world is a big place. There could be better opportunities for you out there. Investing globally instead of just locally is a good idea.
Trump Shouldn’t Take Credit for the Last Few Quarters of Economic Expansion
Everybody loves an economic expansion. Probably none more so than Trump. But is he actually overreaching by taking credit for it?
How to Buy a Home for $10,000
Right now, I smell the start of another potential revolution. Millennials are looking for new, innovative ways to solve their housing crisis.
The European Central Bank Is an Aggressive Manipulator
A central banker should be passive…unnoticeable…and immovable, like a rock…dumb and reliable. But the European Central Bank is breaking all these rules.
This Year’s Winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics Didn’t Deserve It
The Nobel Prize receives a great deal of press and attention. But is it really all that it’s cracked up to be? Here’s why this year’s winners are overrated.
The Feds Add Liquidity to Sustain Economic Expansion
Are you hoping to retire on the new money coming from the Federal Reserve? Well, guess what. You are likely to be seriously disappointed.
The Fed Is Back to Robbing the Middle Class to Reward the Rich
The Fed is injecting money into the system as part of its ‘reserve management’ programme; it began this week with $7.5 billion.
Why Our Top Pick Is Up by More than 30% in 2 Months
To increase your income and have the option to be financially free, you need to put your capital to work.
Rigging the Federal Reserve Made the Rich Richer
The feds had their funny money; they weren’t going to give it up. And they weren’t going to back off from any of their spending.